For being a very weird yet wonderful tome of a book that takes the reader through the major events in Indonesia’s history and also weaving in the supernatural, a family saga, and also, that cover (because it doesn’t have the back of an Asian woman or a fan or something else that always is used to symbolize ‘oriental’ or ‘exotic’)

Sharaz-De – Sergio Toppi

For its breathtakingly beautiful illustrations and his genius use of white space (my thoughts)

Ms Marvel Volumes 1 to 3 – G Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona

For Kamala Khan

Showa: A History of Japan – Shigeru Mizuki

For making me wish I could put this in my history teacher’s hands when I was a teenager